erscheinen
\ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nən\
The verdict
“erscheinen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apparaître, paraître, surgir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erscheinen · erscheinen · French
erscheinen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erscheinen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erscheinen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erscheinen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is erscheinen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Apparaître, paraître, surgir.
- 2Se présenter, participer.
- 3Apparaître, devenir visible.
- 4Apparaître, dans le contexte de personnes mortes ou divinités.
- 5Être publié.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erscheinen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er veräußerte sämtliche Aktien einen Tag vor der Bekanntgabe der Gewinnschätzung, was ihn verdächtig erscheinen lässt.
Die Entscheidung, das Interview im Esszimmer durchzuführen, war keine strategische, sondern eine rein intuitive. Das Wohnzimmer erschien mir falsch. Wir müssten auf der Couch sitzen, nah beieinander. Gepolstert, weich. Falsch.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.